CVE-2018-5804

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

A type confusion error within the "identify()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8 can be exploited to trigger a division by zero.

CWE-369 CWE-704

How to fix

Remediation Available

librawDebian

Fixed in:0.18.8-1CVE-2018-5804

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Release Notes1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-369 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-0207	High	7.5	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-8537	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2017-8536	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2017-8535	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2007-2237	Medium	5.5	15%	-	-
CVE-2025-0317	High	7.5	13%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-5804?

Upgrade libraw on debian 11 to 0.18.8-1 or later.

Is CVE-2018-5804 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-5804 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-5804?

CVE-2018-5804 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-5804 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for libraw (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.